Casa de los Amigos - Mexico City - 26 mayo 1998
Estimados companeros/as,
PUESTO DE COORDINADOR INTERNACIONAL.
Mis disculpas por el retraso en el mando de esta informacion mas detallada
sobre el puesto de Coordinador Internacional del Proyecto de Servicio y
Educacion (SyE).
Ademas le envio las formas para su solicitud de interes en el puesto de
Coordinador. Pueda ser escrito en espanol, ingles, o frances.
Por favor regresar las formas y su curriculum para que se llegara en
nuestras oficinas antes del Lunes, 1 junio 1998.
Selecionamos durante el mes de Junio, con consultas telefonicas al final de
mes. Nuestro decision sera hecho al final de mes.
El puesto sera abierto al candidato preferido a partir de Julio o Agosto 1998.
Cualquier preguntar mas por favor comunicar con nosotros.
Saludos
Robert Sellick
Coordinador de
Proyecto de Servicio y Educacion.
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Proyecto de Servicio y Educacion.
Puesto de Coordinador Internacional
Estructura: Dos coordinadores trabajando a tiempo completo, que sea un
minimo de 40 horas a la semana y mas horas durante las semanas de los
seminarios.
Nacionalidad: Uno de los coordinadores sea mexcicano y el otro extranjero.
Sexo: Uno de los coordinadores sea masculino y la otra sea femenina.
Minima edad: 25 anos
Duracion de compromiso: Minimo de 18 meses.
Compensacion: Los dos Coordinadores reciban el mismo nivel de sueldo de
aproxidamente $3,500 MN mensuales y formen parte del personal de empleados
de la Casa de los Amigos y sean pagados por nomina.
El Proyecto:
Cada ano nuestro proyecto busca y ubica 30 voluntarios internacionales de
medio plazo (3-12 meses) en organizaciones comunitarios y non-gobernantales
en la capital de Mexico.
Organizamos 11 seminarios de servicio y aprendizaje para mas de 100
personas internacionales cada ano en la ciudad de Mexico.
Areas de Responsibilidad:
Coordinador Internacional
-Cultivar y mantener relaciones colaborativos con las organizaciones
extranjeras.
-Preperar el calendario y temas de los seminarios.
-Preparar los envios de publicidad.
-Preparar informacion en ingles para volantarios y seminarios.
-Coordinar los procesos de recibir y aceptar solicitudes de voluntarios
potenciales.
-Administrar la correspondencia general con contactos en el extranjero.
-Apoyar a la colocacion y supervision de voluntarios.
-Acompanar a grupos de seminarios, facilitar las actividades, y hacer la
interpretacion.
-Preparar informes, presupuestos, y reuniones para el Comite de SyE.
-Propiciar un ambiente armonico de trabajo.
Coordinador Mexicano
-Cultivar y mantener relaciones colaborativos con organizaciones mexicanas.
-Organizar y programar todas las actividades de los seminarios.
-Acompanar a grupos de seminariops y coordinar las actividades.
-Organizar los puestos, la colocacion, y la supervision de voluntarios.
-Mantener la administracion financiera del Proyecto.
-Preparar materiales de informacion en espanol.
-Organizar reuniones y talleres de un foro de organizaciones comunitarias.
-Mantener comunicacion y cooperacion con el Coordinador de la Casa Sede.
-Propiciar un ambiente armonico de trabajo.
Ambos coordinadores reporten al Director Ejecutivo con que se forma el
'equipo de coordinacion de SyE'.
REQUISITOS DE LOS COORDINADORES:
-Dominar uno de los dos idiomas (espanol o ingles) y tener un nivel
conversacional en el otro.
-Experiencia trabajando en America Latina y en desarollo comunitario.
-Capacidad en: relacionar facilmente con la gente, de organizacion, de
comunicacion verbal y escrita, lidear a grupos, coordinar las actividades
colaborativas con numersosas organizaciones y voluntarios a la vez.
-Caraceristicas personales de paciencia, flexibilidad, auto-motivacion, y
creatividad.
-Manifestar el deseo de servir a comunidades mexicanas, a voluntarios
extranjeros y a la comunidad de la Casa todos iguales a la vez.
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APPLICATION FOR THE POSITION OF:
INTERNATIONAL COORDINATOR OF THE SERVICE AND EDUCATION PROJECT.
Name:
Age:
Current Address:
Phone/Fax:
E.Mail:
Dates at current address:
Permanent Address:
Phone/Fax:
E.Mail:
Date available to begin service:
Desired length of service:
PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR RESUME/CURRICULUM VITAE and the names of THREE
REFERENCES, noting how we can best contact them.
In order for us to get to know you better, please respond to the following
questions on a seperate page:
1. Describe how you heard about and why you are interested in this position.
2. Describe your level of proficiency in Spanish, English and other languages.
3. Describe your experience in and knowledge of Latin America. Are there
any particular cultural themes or social concerns that especially interest
you? Why do you want to live in Mexico?
4. Describe your interest in and experience with living or working in a
community. What personal strengths and weaknesses do you bring to a
community?
5. Describe your religious or spiritual orientation and your familiarity
with Quakerism. Does the Quaker commitment to non-violent social activism
hold any significance for you? Do you feel comfortable representing a
faith-based organization?
6. Experiencing cultural shock, delaing with personal differences,
ennduring slow group processes, and working in stressful circumstances are
some of the challenges you are likely to experience at the Casa.
Personally, how do you approach these difficulties?
7. What past and present experiences (work,travel, study etc.) have most
influenced you social perspective and your interest in service work?
Explain.
8. This project is strongly orientated toward creating meaningful
opportunities for non-Mexicans in Mexico. What interests you about working
with non-Mexicans in this context? Do you have any concerns related to
this?
9. As a project coordinator and as a member of a cooperative working team,
what are your experiences, gifts and skills that will be strong resources
in these roles? (In answering this question, you might mention qualities of
leadership, organization, communication, self-discipline etc.)
10. Are there any health concerns or personal, family or financial
commitments (such as student loans) that are likely to conflict with your
term of service at the Casa?
Please include any additional comments you think will help us to make a
decision about your application. And, of course, feel free to request from
us any additional inforamtion about this position, the Casa and life in
Mexico City. Thank you for giving time and careful attention to this
application. We look forward to hearing from you!
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ABOUT THE CASA DE LOS AMIGOS AND THE SERVICE AND EDUCATION PROJECT.
Casa de los Amigos is a volunteer operated Quaker guest house and service
center located in the heart of Mexico City. Established in 1956, the Casa
is overseen by members of the Mexico City Friends Meeting. We provide
hospitality and an environment of social concern and international
understanding to people from around the world, many of whom are working on
issues of social concern in Latin America. Throughout it's history, the
Casa has maintained a variety of service projects, beginning with several
decades of American Friends Service Committee workcamps in rural Mexico. In
more recent years our efforts have aided Central American refugees,
post-earthquake reconstruction, and an indigenous artisan cooperative,
among other projects.
The Service and Education Project builds upon the Casa's heritage of
service and hospitality, and our identity as international center. This
project offers unique opportunities for uniting foreign volunteers abd
Mexican communities and social service organizations to work and leran
togeter, as they confront the social relaities of Mexico City. The project
is designed to draw the Casa community toward great involvement in issues
of local concern and toward developing partnerships with other
organisations with similar interests and values.
The coordinator must be a person with excellent people skills and a strong
desire to participate in the community of the Casa de los Amigos. Primarily
responsible for organizing activities and maintaining professional
relationships, the Coordinator will rarely be involved in direct service
work of the various community projects. Therefore this person must find
meaning and satisfaction in organising qualtiy service opportunities for
others. In this sense, the Coordinator is truly a servant - both for the
foreign volunteers, and publicly represents the integrity and commitment of
the Casa de los Amigos toward our partnership organizations.
Living and and working in the same environment can be challenging. The Casa
is an intense environment, where productive working relationships demand
both personal flexibility and discipline. Additionally, the Casa maintains
stroct policies on alcohol, drugs, and outdoor smoking areas. Pressures of
living in a different culture and language, and urban congestion and
pollution are other stress factors.
As you consider this opportunity, please reflect upon these comments and
the more detailed descriptions of this project and position.
Casa de los Amigos
Calle Ignacio Mariscal 132
Col. Tabacalera
Mexico D.F. 06030
Mexico.
Tel: (52 5) 705 0521/705 0646
Fax: (52 5) 705 0771
E.mail: amigos@laneta.apc.org
Visit our Web page:
http://www.laneta.apc.org/amigos/
HELP! Would you like to donate 1-12 sheets of tri-plywood to a group of
women who are building their own houses with the assistance of Casa
volunteer labor?
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